East sweeps all-star game

VICTORVILLE — The High Desert showcased its local basketball talent at the 15th Annual High Desert All-Star Classic in front of a packed house at Silverado High School on Friday night.

Sultana's Camesha Patton led the way for the East All-Stars in the girls game. She produced a double-double, scoring a game-high 24 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. It looked as if Patton and the East were going to run away with the game, leading by 20 points at 47-27 with 9 minutes to play.

But a strong defensive stand from the West All-Stars put them right back in the game with a 13-0 run spanning nearly six minutes. Down by two, Silverado's Monique Hoover missed a 3-pointer with seconds to go that would have given the West the lead. Shonique Williams missed a putback as time expired and the East survived the scare, 53-51.

In the boys contest the East controlled the game from start to finish. They went on an 11-2 run to finish the first half with a 12-point advantage. The West pulled within five points with about 12 minutes to go, but that was as close as they got.

Victor Valley's D'Shaun Holden scored 11 of his 14 points down the stretch for the West, but it wasn't enough as the East won 69-62.

The Diamondbacks' James Tonic scored 16 points for the West to win the boys MVP. Patton took home the hardware for the girls with her dominant performance.

Silverado's Hoover battled it out with Serrano's Ashley Jones in the girls 3-point shooting contest. Hoover had her shot working for her as she hit ten 3-pointers in sixty seconds to beat Jones' six.

The dunk contest came down to Serrano's Tonic and the Sun Devils' Vince Fisher. Tonic's final jam came on a pass from below the basket. He caught it in mid-flight with one hand and dunked. But Fisher's jam took the prize when he pleased the crowd with a between-the-legs, one-handed dunk.